Artist Statement

I manipulate materials that I associate with myself, my personal experiences and observations.  I create forms by manipulating the materials to both enhance and deny their obvious character.  The often decaying visuals create organic portals of knowledge and show the beauty of impermanence. By working through these ideas sculpturally, I gain a greater ability to digest my own emotional responses.

Biography

Patrick Newby was born in State College, Pennsylvania in 1980.  After leaving Pennsylvania, he lived in Vermont and Massachusetts.  Newby’s roots from an artistic and musical family led him to Middle Tennessee.

Newby is currently working in his studio just outside of Nashville, TN.  He uses an experimental and process driven approach to all media, and is developing a series of internally lit metal sculptures and a figurative ceramic installation.  These works all address his interest in the ephemeral qualities of human presence and memory.

His works have exhibited in local Nashville, Knoxville and Murfreesboro galleries, as well as the Sculpture Exchange at Western Kentucky University.  You can find examples of his work privately owned in Nashville, TN, Harlingen,TX and a commission piece at 360 Wine Bar & Bistro in Belle Meade, TN.